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  Thread: Car won't lock!
Post: RE: Car won't lock!

Donny dog, you saved me a stressful new year with your reboot via fuses. Thank you so much, I thought I was going to have a very expensive start to the new year.
3V0QU3 Technical 7 5,918 28-12-2017, 05:18pm
  Thread: Bored of iPhone - anyone know if Windows Phone works?
Post: RE: Bored of iPhone - anyone know if Windows Phone...

On Windows phones, just paring Bluetooth does not automatically give full access to everything via Bluetooth, so your phone will prompt if a connected device tries to access something, like your phone...
3V0QU3 General 44 17,320 14-01-2013, 09:30pm
  Thread: Sat nav learning routes
Post: Sat nav learning routes

After taking an alternative route 3 times the sat nav assumes you want to do this every time. I know you can turn this off, but it would be nice if it asked you to confirm this behaviour each time, as...
3V0QU3 Technical 0 1,945 10-10-2012, 09:33pm
  Thread: Xenons vibration
Post: Xenons vibration

Mine are not adaptive and also vibrate when going over bumps. If this is due to flimsy fittings it could be by design to reduce vibration of the bulb. Just a thought.
3V0QU3 Technical 16 8,437 10-10-2012, 09:30pm
  Thread: First Service upgrades
Post: First Service upgrades

Had my first service a couple of weeks ago. £340. I asked them to do software updates to fix economy and lag. They didn't, said there were no updates needed. After telling them that i knew there were...
3V0QU3 Maintenance 56 28,324 10-10-2012, 09:16pm
  Thread: Bottom Of The Surveys Again!!
Post: Bottom Of The Surveys Again!!

(26-07-2012 10:39pm)THEMACS Wrote:  71% reporting at least one breakdown a year for vehicles over 3 years old!! There are a lot of very old Land Rovers about, and many of them are worked harder ...
3V0QU3 General 9 4,277 28-07-2012, 08:48pm
  Thread: iPhone/iPod playlist on 8 inch screen
Post: iPhone/iPod playlist on 8 inch screen

There should be a browse button on the right hand side when you are in the audio screen and your iPhone or iPod is playing, but it only appears when connected via cable, not bluetooth.
3V0QU3 In Car Electronics 2 2,622 18-07-2012, 09:20pm
  Thread: Powered tailgate a gimmick?
Post: Powered tailgate a gimmick?

I love my powered tailgate. Most days when I get home from work i can press the button before I get out of the car, then pick up my laptop and tap the button to close it whilst I walk off. No more dir...
3V0QU3 General 17 7,621 17-06-2012, 04:36pm
  Thread: Service Menu
Post: Service Menu

(21-05-2012 11:39am)jpleclef Wrote:  Anyone tried pressing the dual view activation? Yes, just shows the passenger a picture, just a testing feature I guess
3V0QU3 In Car Electronics 22 49,506 21-05-2012, 07:35pm
  Thread: Adaptive Dynamics
Post: Adaptive Dynamics

(20-05-2012 12:34pm)zambiaman Wrote:  Out of curiosity how do you know if the car had AD on? If you have AD you have the dynamic "winding road" on the terrain options? Yes, and you either paid ...
3V0QU3 General 139 62,515 20-05-2012, 09:48pm
  Thread: Pauses between tracks - CD or USB
Post: Pauses between tracks - CD or USB

It is the same on the 8?0w system as well, but I have never known a system not leave a gap.
3V0QU3 In Car Electronics 7 4,801 20-05-2012, 07:42pm
  Thread: Moving Car seat!
Post: Moving Car seat!

Apparently it is not clever enough to know the difference between the keys. The locking whilst you are washing problem used to annoy me, but now I put my keys on the drivers seat so it can't lock the...
3V0QU3 General 10 5,299 18-05-2012, 11:25am
  Thread: Hill Descent Control
Post: Hill Descent Control

I noticed the other day that the HDC can be set at 30mph, handy for some of those annoying speed cameras that are on a hill. I have used this a few times now in a local village.
3V0QU3 Going Off Tarmac 14 9,718 17-05-2012, 08:59pm
  Thread: Fuel Economy
Post: Fuel Economy

Are there no laws that cover this? Trades descriptions act? Any experts?
3V0QU3 General 30 11,889 08-05-2012, 09:46pm
  Thread: List of Memory sticks & micro-drives that will/will not work in Evoque's USB socket
Post: List of Memory sticks & micro-drives that will/wil...

(13-04-2012 04:29pm)SINGHY Wrote:  Can anyone advise what if any advantage there is of using a USB stick over an Iphone, although the iphone works fine and streams the music via bluetooth the s...
3V0QU3 In Car Electronics 140 156,931 08-05-2012, 02:53pm
  Thread: Oil Colour
Post: Oil Colour

No, it was changed at service intervals, but the oil in my 2.2D X-Type Jag looked new even just before a service for years, but it sounds like that is not typical. Thanks for your help, I was worried ...
3V0QU3 Technical 15 6,773 07-05-2012, 08:34am
  Thread: Oil Colour
Post: Oil Colour

My SD4 has done almost 5k miles now and when I checked the oil today it is black. On previous cars the oil seems to stay almost new looking until at least 40-50k miles. Is this normal for a LR or shou...
3V0QU3 Technical 15 6,773 06-05-2012, 12:32pm
  Thread: In car entertainment switching off
Post: In car entertainment switching off

I think that the only way of testing how much power a battery has in it is when you put a big load on it, so to keep testing it every few minutes to see if your tv watching is flattening the battery w...
3V0QU3 In Car Electronics 8 4,133 04-05-2012, 09:22am
  Thread: Sport Mode returns better MPG??
Post: Sport Mode returns better MPG??

Being in the wrong gear, too high or low, will be less economical, so Drive changing too early may be having a negative impact, worse than Sport changing too late. I tend to stay in Drive but use th...
3V0QU3 General 42 15,240 30-04-2012, 06:28pm
  Thread: Black gloss window trim scratches – solution?
Post: Black gloss window trim scratches – solution?

I Had the same with mine, picked it up 4 weeks ago and the black panels were completely covered in fine scratches.
3V0QU3 Detailing & Car Care 22 36,212 30-04-2012, 06:16pm
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